The Rape of Capitalism Continues

If people like Olympia Snowe end up bolting the Obama health care plan, it would deny him attaching the ‘bi-partisan’ label to any legislation that might pass – even while the hallowed moniker would likely attach to its opposition. This would clearly demonstrate the shallowness of support for anything Obama might claim as a victory.

Progressives would be locked into a defensive stance so severe that any future legislative thrust would suffer an equally difficult uphill slog. Time for a crisis (manufactured or otherwise) to move the agenda. But even that card has been played now too often. People no longer believe any pronouncement coming out of Washington.

I happened to catch the speech Obama gave yesterday in New York. He seemed tired; off his game; trying to inspire, but falling way short. There was polite applause, but little enthusiasm.

Not that Obama needs enthusiasm to get what he wants. He is POTUS, after all. He has control of the House and Senate. No one is in a position to question his stated support for the likes of Barney Frank and Chris Dodd and others he has put in place to continue the rape of capitalism.

Still, it is now clear that Obama will not reach the moon. Though promises have been made to his radical fringe, these cannot be kept. Should he try, the prospect of impeachment would likely emerge. I do not claim that it will run to its logical conclusion, but such proceedings would definitely serve to slow the Left’s advance. It would virtually guarantee a one-term presidency for Obama and with it the Left’s momentum would dissipate.

Barring Obama’s resorting to fascist methods, this is what we can expect: merely a partially wounded nation that with competent leadership may yet recover.